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Yes and: - horses are better than cars; - the telegraph is better than the phone; - fixed line phones are better than cell phones; - bulletin boards are bet
by cletus 16y ago
Yes and:
- horses are better than cars;
- the telegraph is better than the phone;
- fixed line phones are better than cell phones;
- bulletin boards are better than the Internet;
- dialup is better than broadband;
- black and white TV is better than colour;
- standard def is better than hi def;
- windows 3.1 is better than Windows 7;
- and so on.
- jfm3 16y agoYou're not really addressing the arguments presented in the linked post, you're just being snarky. I can appreciate that, but the linked post makes some really good points. Also, the converse of the point you seem to be trying to make with your litany above is also true: new things are not always necessarily better than old ones.
- cletus 16y ago> You're not really addressing the arguments presented in the linked post, you're just being snarky. Correct. > ... the linked post makes some really good points. No, it doesn't (IMHO), hence my (admittedly) snarky response. The TL:DR version of the post is "I'm used to Fahrenheit and like saying and hearing 'in the fifties'". That's not an argument, it's an historical artifact (being what they were exposed and thus accustomed to) dressed up as preference. > new things are not always necessarily better than old ones. Who ever said they were? I cited specific examples. Please don't erect a straw man and put words in my mouth. The theme of what I said can be described as: - people resist change; and - when someone describes something as "better" what they normally mean is that they're used to it.
- crasshopper 16y agoThe TL;DR version of the post is that celsius throws away 70% of the 2-digit numbers.
- michaelcampbell 16y agoThere are 2 types of fools in the world; one says "this is old, and therefore good"; the other says "this is new, and therefore better".
- crasshopper 16y agoThere are 2 types of people in the world: those who classify others into categories and types, and those who don't.
- michaelcampbell 16y agoIn my 45 years, I've yet to meet anyone that doesn't.
- crasshopper 16y agoEveryone you've met is that judgmental?
- michaelcampbell 16y agoNo, everyone I've met puts peoples into categories and types. It's how human brains are wired (I've read, anyway). It's What We Do.
- crasshopper 16y agoI think I'm married to someone who does not categorise people. Maybe she's the only one?